BrandX

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  1. BrandX

    Task Forces

    If you're looking at a good TF runner, my suggestions would be...

    Time Manipulation
    Cold Domination
    Dark Miasma

    All around good buffs/debuffs and good defense for you in the long run.
  2. Speaking as another VIP, I really don't see a problem with any of this as long as they keep the PvP and Purple IOs off the market and even then, I'm almsot thinking so what.

    These items can be obtained in game. And it sounds like if you were going for true min/max you'd going to want to obtain the IOs in game, and then pay to boost them (which you can also do free by spending Paragon Reward points on the Boosters instead of actual money).

    Might want to keep sets like LotG off the market though. Lotg: +RCH at lvl 50 enhancement value and it exemps down to lvl 22...that might be to tempting.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Liquid View Post
    The Store Bought Enhancements keep their set bonuses to 3 levels below the minimum level of the set, making them superior to level 33 IO sets (or any level set if set bonuses while exemplaring are very important to you). The Touch of Death would work to level 22 and the Mako's Bite to level 27. This was tested in I21 Beta and called working as intended.
    But you can't boost them with boosters, correct?

    Hmmm...this makes me wonder if Crushing Impact was a big seller on the market (though Adeon seems to doubt it).
  4. Question: Since these enhancements level with you, does that mean the set bonuses are not always available?

    I usually use lvl 33 IO sets. Would I still have the bonuses when exemp down to level 30, or would I end up only have the bonuses when exemp down to lvl 37 for the Touch of Death and 47 for the Mako's?
  5. BrandX

    Longer Bios

    I would love more space to write for my bio!
  6. I'm actually a bit sad to see them so even. StJ has animations people have been asking for FOREVER for MA, only to see them put into a new set with pretty equal ST DPS, but better AOE.

    Though, if they can give Crushing Uppercut an alternate animation of Eagle's Claw, I'd be okay with it all >_>
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus View Post
    No I don't fuss about it if they use it well.




    Correct.

    I have the star, if you are unable to not be a detriment to the team/league after I've already asked you to control X behavior, you get kicked.

    If they want to play like idiots, they can start their own team.






    Did I say I can't be an idiot without it?

    I don't play it because it's an un-enjoyable frustrating mechanic.

    I'd love to have more available sets to play, but as long as their are sets saddled with what is to me a useless mechanic, I will not play them.





    Yeah, apparently so.





    You're right, I get to decide what is fun on the teams and leagues I start. Imagine that.

    That's a few times now you've implied I play it like an idiot, most players play it like idiots.

    Maybe you're just trying to be insulting, or maybe you should really learn how to read better.
    Not at all. You called people idiots for using it in a way you don't like. So I asked a question if you considered yourself one. After all, if you could control it, why not play it?

    But seeing this, I would assume you kick a lot of people off teams...

    PBs, WS, Claws, Energy Blasters, Storms, Assault Rifle, Dual Pistols, Martial Artist...

    And that's just sets with KB, you'd be kicking a lot more when facing anything weak to knockback and knockdown turns into knockback.
  8. "You think this is bad? You should of seen what I stepped in right before I stepped into this Rikti."

    "Oh no. No. That smells not from the Rikti. It's from the flaming bag I had to stomp out on my front door this morning."
  9. BrandX

    So... spines...

    Built on the idea of upping it's ST DPS, Spines can get some decent (not best) ST DPS when paired with a Secondary that has a Damage Aura.

    This isn't to say Spines isn't the worst at it, but with the right secondary you can take out bosses just as quick as some other sets, while mixing up the damage types a lot more.

    Lethal + Toxic + Energy/Fire/or Negative

    Going off memory, I believe Spines best ST DPS Impale -> Ripper -> Throw Spines -> Repeat, with IOs and both DMG auras going, that's about 180 DPS. End intensive and using a lot of AOEs sure, but that's still decent ST DPS (imo anyways)

    Then you add in one of the Incarnate DMG procs.

    That said, I expect to see Spines become more popular when Brutes get access to Spines for aggro aura goodness to keep the npcs huddled together and around you.
  10. I just now noticed this forum :O

    Has it been here long? I always just went to the AT specific ones.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus View Post
    I already have a solution for other people, I kick people from teams and leagues when its clear they are incapable of not being idiots with their KB.

    I would just like a solution for myself so I could enjoy a wider breadth of powersets & powers, all of which I currently avoid like the plague.
    So, you kick people from teams/leagues when they are incapable of not being idiots with their KB (which is of course you judging it and not just how the player thinks it's okay to play).

    And yet, YOU can't play it yourself, because...you can't play it without being an idiot yourself? Is that what you're saying? Cause that's what it's sounding like.

    Am I reading it wrong?

    Obviously you don't kick the ones who know how to use it to your happy merriment, and yet you can't play it because you can't play it that way because you think you play like an idiot?
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Last True Spartan View Post
    I strongly suggest MA or Katana for a primary. The defensive buffs both those sets get is absolutely vital to get anywhere near a survivable regen build. I don't suggest Broadsword as heavily as Katana is quicker and makes it easier to stack the +def. It also synergies extremely well with all the +recharge a good regen will have.

    TL;DR Summary: Regen bad. Only barely bad though. Play if you like regen. Page four of link = build.
    MA doesn't give a Defense boost to Brutes or Scrappers. Just Tankers, who don't have Regen.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    Except that's not how it works. Whenever I've tried to use it, I'll click a button, then sit on my hands for 45 minutes because I can't enter an instance, and then eventually join a pre-formed Trial team I hear about in Broadcast or over Global and go join that. I don't know if the tool is just broken in some way or if people simply never use it unless they have a full team, but I WILL NOT put my game on hold for 45 minutes in the vague hope that something happens.

    I'm really not cross about the winter event itself, though. I hate events as a general thing. I didn't run a single Halloween Trial and I think I trick-or-treated by accident once when I clicked on the wrong door. Events don't interest me in the slightest, so the Winter Realm being gated behind multiple teams is as irrelevant as iTrials being gated - who gives a crap? I wasn't going to run that one way or another.

    What bothers me is this mentality of crowds, in that all the best stuff is always reserved for all the biggest crowds. It also bothers me that the game is vacating its persistent world and migrating into instant teleportation from instance to instance. I like having contacts, I like having overworld doors to enter instances, I like having to travel a bit. With this over-reliance on the LFG Queue, City of Heroes is changing from what used to be an open-world game, into a hub-based online arena style game. We still have our old content, obviously, but so much of the newer content is this kind of lobby-style arena type that I really don't enjoy the prospect.
    I actually think it's that most people don't use it Sam. I've talked to people who want to join in on a trial but they never use the LFG to do it. Some it seems out of fear of PuGing, some because they know they can just go to certain zones to find one forming.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MrCaptainMan View Post
    I see from the Beta forums that this year's Winter Event will probably require a minimum of 12 players to access, only via the LFG tab.

    I'm sick of being offered content which requires huge (to me) groups. My preferred playstyle is to duo with my SG-mate.

    We'll do the Winter Event once for the badge but will probably view it as a chore rather than take pleasure in it.

    Eco
    So, like last year, when you had to have multiple people to defeat the Winter Event. :O

    Okay, so what exactly is the problem this year? That it uses the LFG system? o.O Because you weren't duoing that event last year.
  15. Awww...I wish it worked with Envenomed Dagger, the one temp power I like to use.
  16. Didn't click the link, but did it say anything about it actually being functional?
  17. Not suprised. X:FC was good and I don't see Fox wanting to give up the rights to X-Men, so they're going to want to keep making movies as long as they can.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Square_Woot View Post
    Close! :3 It's the opposite actually; she wants Woot and her gang to become heroes.

    Was thinking of running a giveaway promotion in December for people that "like" the comic's facebook page. Thoughts?
    I meant on the other hints. I think the hero wanting the villain to become a hero is obvious (more so if she wants to date the villain).
  19. Any DPS lost on Katana by going the BRute route (which isn't likely much) will be made up for on Lightning Field do more damage with the BRute as it's effected by Fury and not by Crits.

    For Electric Armor, I'd suggest going the Brute route, as enemies will stay in the AOE, and you can reach 90% Energy Resist on the Brute, no on the Scrapper.
  20. XP is still XP nYou werent earning it, and then you were.

    But yeah, it can be suckie at times when that happens.
  21. BrandX

    MA changes

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ArcticFahx View Post
    Or make the +def enhanceable so we could put an LotG in Storm Kick. >.>
    Eh, not worried about that, and if they did, Im sure some one would Fraken slot it to some degree to make them think it gave to much defense.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by StrykerX View Post
    Nope, he just warned him that the version currently on Live is unfinished and therefore may be a bit buggy.

    As for Defensive Strike, I believe it's identical to Parry except Melee / Smashing instead of Melee / Lethal. Well, it's also an AoE but you only get the defense if it hits the guy you are actually targeting... they had to do it that way to allow it to stack without giving you defense for every target hit.
    If that's the case, they should just release it for everyone now >_>;;

    I'm willing to go with a buggy version, to start playing it now.
  23. I even think it's been over a month! And with Titan Weapon coming soon, I want it even MORE!

    Dual Pistol Ancillary Pool for Melees!

    Suppressive Shot
    Dual Wield
    Executioner Shot
    Rain of Bullets
    Bullet Rain

    Can keep it all LEthal, have no Swap Ammo power (could make it automatic...which should be done for Dual Pistols Blast set too >_>) if need be.

    I just know, I would love those animations coupled with Titan Weapons!

    Razor Sword and Match Compensators...YES PLEASE!
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Square_Woot View Post
    I've tossed out a few hints; but only really subtle ones. More than anything I think she's come off as an asexual being so far. In love with herself more than anyone. >.> I have plans for revealing APM's interest in Woot, and there is a backstory I want to build on later. In my head Woot's been gay since I started the comic; just like she is in CoH, but I didn't want the comic to be "about" that. I noticed a LOT of webcomics have a tendency to hyperfocus when it comes to that subject matter.



    That's exactly what I told them.
    I see two possible hints. But they could easily be taken other ways (She wants to be a future Supervillain Babe and the one guy annoyed her on her first day of work).

    But I agree, stick to yoru guns! The comic has been enjoyable And I loved Catbot using Pengy to beatup Riot Girl. Loved it!